Having lived and traveled extensively in the Spanish speaking world, Thomas closely follows issues surrounding development and the environment in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Thomas holds a B.A. in Economics from Guilford College (’03) and a J.D. from U.P.R. School of Law ('08). He previously worked as a judicial clerk in San Juan, Puerto Rico and served as an AmeriCorps*Vista volunteer for a community development project in Puerto Rico.  He currently works as a GRA for his adviser Michael Elliott.